Specific Work: The Seated Scribe
The Seated Scribe is an Ancient Egyptian sculpture made of limestone. The eyes are inlaid rock crystal and copper. The figure is inscribing onto a roll of papyrus. Scribes played a very significant role the functioning of ancient Egypt and had advantages such as not paying taxes and not having to do mandatory labor. They were also considered part of the royal court due to their contribution to the government taking down records that are used today. This sculpture was a funerary monument to, as the ancient Egyptians believed, help carry him into the afterlife.
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